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Cyndalyn · 07-28-2009, 02:50 PM

Personally, as a girl who is probably not the most knowledgeable when it comes to every t of working out and someone who in the past when I was more clueless worked out with a trainer I suppose I could offer some feedback.
From my personal experience training it's super hard for me to build bulky muscles, but for my best friend Ashley, she had a tendancy to bulk up a little - mind you, this was while we were in swim team together -
pretty much a form of cardio I did every day for a could of hours at _ dah dah, high reps at low weight- she bulked up like I said, I didn't. Her case is rare though from my observation, it's really hard for girls to bulk up without use of steroids. And personally, after reading NEW4W it does talk a bit about the fact that unless you are going the extra mile to add those lbs of muscle, you're not going to get them.
I've found, what works best for me, weights 3-4 times a week with light cardio in the morning (simply walking on an incline or bike riding with a little resistance for 30-45 mins every morning before I eat so I'm not burning sugar in my blood, but since I've slept and blood sugar levels are depleted, I'm just burning fat- and if I can't make it in the morning, after my workout is also a time when blood sugar is low so your body will resort to fat burning)
And BONUS, women often times have problems with osteoporosis and weight lifting (more specifically those workouts that put pressure on your whole body) encourage your body to stregnthen bones and reinforce them and lower the posisbility of brittle bones later in life which is a HUGE advantage to weight bearing exercises - not only are you improving your health, but your engaging in all sorts of prevenative messures that ensure you live a longer, happier, more fulfilling life- because when everyday tasks are easy, and you have energy and vitality, it helps your psyche, your mood, your outlook on life, which translates to how you treat people and is a small and simple way you can help to change the world.
So, kudos to you for being a trainer and making the world a better place.

07-28-2009, 02:50 PM	#132 (permalink)
Cyndalyn Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: DFW Area Posts: 1	Personally, as a girl who is probably not the most knowledgeable when it comes to every t of working out and someone who in the past when I was more clueless worked out with a trainer I suppose I could offer some feedback. From my personal experience training it's super hard for me to build bulky muscles, but for my best friend Ashley, she had a tendancy to bulk up a little - mind you, this was while we were in swim team together - pretty much a form of cardio I did every day for a could of hours at _ dah dah, high reps at low weight- she bulked up like I said, I didn't. Her case is rare though from my observation, it's really hard for girls to bulk up without use of steroids. And personally, after reading NEW4W it does talk a bit about the fact that unless you are going the extra mile to add those lbs of muscle, you're not going to get them. I've found, what works best for me, weights 3-4 times a week with light cardio in the morning (simply walking on an incline or bike riding with a little resistance for 30-45 mins every morning before I eat so I'm not burning sugar in my blood, but since I've slept and blood sugar levels are depleted, I'm just burning fat- and if I can't make it in the morning, after my workout is also a time when blood sugar is low so your body will resort to fat burning) And BONUS, women often times have problems with osteoporosis and weight lifting (more specifically those workouts that put pressure on your whole body) encourage your body to stregnthen bones and reinforce them and lower the posisbility of brittle bones later in life which is a HUGE advantage to weight bearing exercises - not only are you improving your health, but your engaging in all sorts of prevenative messures that ensure you live a longer, happier, more fulfilling life- because when everyday tasks are easy, and you have energy and vitality, it helps your psyche, your mood, your outlook on life, which translates to how you treat people and is a small and simple way you can help to change the world. So, kudos to you for being a trainer and making the world a better place.